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Packingham v North Carolina

582 U.S. 98 (2017)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtUS Supreme Court
Year2017
StatusBinding authority

Summary

First Amendment prohibits blanket ban on registered sex offenders accessing social media platforms, as cyberspace constitutes the modern public square for protected speech.

Key Principle

First Amendment; blanket ban on sex offenders accessing social media unconstitutional; cyberspace as modern public square

Area of Law

constitutional

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